Blues Guitars
The deal
$19.50 at Native Instruments, down from $39. This is an ongoing sale with no fixed expiry listed on the product page, and no coupon code is needed - the discount applies at checkout.
What it is
Blues Guitars is a 468-loop collection built for Kontakt 8's Leap engine (also playable in the free Kontakt 8 Player), recorded live rather than programmed. It pulls tones from a lineup of vintage guitars, including a Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster, Gibson ES-330 and ES-125, a Regal Dobro, and a Guild F-50 acoustic, run through period-correct amps like a Pignose, Supro Delta 12, and Fender Tweed and Bandmaster combos. The result ranges from gritty electric riffs and twangy Dobro slides to raw acoustic six-string parts.
Who it's for
Producers and songwriters working in blues, blues-rock, Americana, or roots-adjacent genres who want authentic, human-played guitar parts instead of programmed loops. It also suits anyone scoring or arranging tracks that need a slow-burning ballad feel or a foot-stomping, up-tempo groove.
Key features
- All 468 loops are tempo- and key-labeled, spanning a wide 65-165 BPM range for easy drag-and-drop use
- The library totals about 1.6 GB of 24-bit/44.1kHz WAV audio
- Every loop was played and performed live for natural feel rather than quantized or robotic timing
- The samples are 100% royalty-free, so they can be used in released tracks without additional licensing
